Dmitry Medvedev lays capsule of the innovative satellite-city Innopolis-Kazan
9 June 2012, Saturday
Chairman of the RF Government Dmitry Medvedev laid capsule with a message to descendants on the place of future innovative satellite-city Innopolis-Kazan. To the point, Head of the Russian Government is on a working trip in Kazan.
Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Verkhny Uslon region after the meeting with activists of the United Russia’s regional branch in Tatarstan.
Students, members of the United Russia party, representatives of state authorities met Dmitry Medvedev on the place of future Innopolis.
Chairman of the RF Government congratulated everyone on the beginning of new stage in development of Kazan, Tatarstan and the whole country. New big project has been launched today, he said.
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that today’s event is really historical. He reminded that there is everything needed for successful realization of the innovative project Innopolis-Kazan in republic.
The Russian Minister of mass media and communications Nikolai Nikiforov, RT Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov took part in the ceremony.
The event was broadcasted online for all Internet users (the official government portal of the Republic of Tatarstan www.prav.tatarstan.ru)
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”